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Don McPeak - USA Today Sports
OK now SEC Fans...are you sitting down? I don't want any of you getting hurt here, but...
The SEC does participate in another sport that doesn't involve an oblong pigskin, three straight days of tailgating, or a crystal football trophy.
Now take a deep breath...
In many SEC arenas for these games, there are empty seats--even hundreds of them--and nobody gets bent out of shape about it.
Ready for the kicker?...
Kentucky is good at this game. It's called, basketball.
Now as I'm sure a lot of this information comes as a complete surprise to many of you, I wanted to help those of you who do love the SEC (like me), but know next to nothing about this thing called "college basketball" (like me), especially now that the regular season has ended in this oddball sport.
See, here's where things get really weird. They have this thing called a tournament, where every team in the conference gets to play in a single elimination bracket, and the teams that win (or sometimes just do really well) in this tournament get to go on to an even BIGGER tournament that determines the National Champion.
I know. Mind...blown. Right?
Now hold on tight to your Jack & Coke...
Even if you don't win a single game during the regular season, if you win this conference tournament you get to go on to the big tournament with a chance to win it all.
That rumble you just felt was Bear Bryant turning over in his grave.
Now this tournament officially started tonight, but if you missed the first two games, don't worry...it's like Pro Wrestling...it's easy to catch up if you miss a few episodes.
So here is a guide to this year's SEC Basketball Tournament, from a non-fan's perspective for non-fans to read.
Oh by the way...there are women's teams in this game too...(oh dear, there went the hunting knife through the TV.)
Source:
http://www.rantsports.com/ncaa-basketball/2013/03/14/the-non-basketball-fans-guide-to-the-sec-tournament/
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